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Illahie — Snake - Celtic Animals

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Description Snakes are strongly associated with rebirth and healing as well as wisdom. The Scottish lore on snakes is very similar to the Irish lore of the salmon.
 
Many traditional poems about the festival of Imbolc, or the day of the goddess Brighid, include the re-awakening of the snakes at spring, as they come out of their winter hiding places. They are also found guarding important treasures in some Celtic lore, and can therefore also be viewed as guardians.
 
The Snake brings rebirth and healing into your life, and allows for a fresh, new start.

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Comments: 5

darkair [2008-11-21 01:40:57 +0000 UTC]

Interesting, i never thought of a snake as a symbol of rebirth~

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Illahie In reply to darkair [2008-11-21 15:16:36 +0000 UTC]

The shedding of the skin is where I think the idea comes from

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Aikoiya In reply to Illahie [2012-04-04 08:08:05 +0000 UTC]

Same could be said for birds & their multing. In a way, I think the bird would be more fitting. Especially, a phoenix.

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arisblaze In reply to Aikoiya [2015-07-05 01:54:06 +0000 UTC]

Problem is that there is no phoenix in Celtic folklore, and the rest of the birds tend to follow their symbolic counterpart in Native American folklore (of all things). Snakes, however, are synonymous with healing, which isn't much of a stretch.

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darkair In reply to Illahie [2008-11-21 22:51:36 +0000 UTC]

Hmm, I guess so, gotta think about this for a bit : ]

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